Opinion

While I’m still plowing through my most chaotic month of the year, I’ve come to the realization that sometimes happiness is really ten minutes in the sun with a cup of couee, away from all devices of contact. It can be pretty easy to find yourself over whelmed quite suddenly without realizing it’s happening. My moment came after a long weekend of photography work, with a full day of wedding photography followed by a day of photographing milestones for toddlers.

The Reading Corps program of ServeMinnesota has been awarded a community impact grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) of $23,500. These funds will be used to cover the cost of three additional Reading Corps tutors in local schools to help prepare elementary students to meet the critical milestone of reading profi ciency by the end of third grade. Minnesota Reading Corps combines the science of how kids learn to read with the passionate people power of Ameri-Corps to accomplish their goal. This work aligns with UWSWMN’s education priority area.

Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network (MAMLN) Even though I was unable to attend the Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network (MAMLN) event in person, I understand the Oct. 5th event was a HUGE success! According to Gretchen Reeves, chairperson of the group, 200 people attended the afternoon session and an estimated 90 people came for the 6 p.m.

This time of year can always feel a little more challenging for me than other times of the year. From the last week of September through Christmas Day, I work a schedule that burns the candle at both ends between photography, the newspapers, and the boutique, and thus many of my relatives and friends have come to the realization that they’re just simply not going to hear from me much until the next year.

Night. In the back alley of a community theater, Rob waits patiently until finally, from with in, a skeleton, SCOTT, emerges. Scott is approximately 206 bones. He’s wearing trousers, a sport coat, and a scarf.

Note from Myrna: Add nuts if desired. To turn into cake, add one cup alfalfa sprouts to the dough and bake in a 9x12 pan.

Have you ever heard the expression of “playing the devil’s advocate?” According to the dictionary, a devil’s advocate is a person that pretends in an argument or a discussion to be against an idea or plan that a lot of people support. Last week I was visiting with a few caregivers and we were agreeing how important it is to be an advocate for our loved ones who have dementia or other illnesses.

We have been blessed in the weather department so far this fall! We have enjoyed some great temperatures across the state over the past several days! This weekend was fantastic to get out and enjoy all of the fall colors. We saw highs in the 60s for most of the region both days with lots of sunshine! Tuesday, was an absolutely incredible day for temperatures as highs climbed into the mid to upper 70s for much of the region. Some spots in southern Minnesota even witnessed the 80s! We did see a few showers and thunderstorms across the state as a cold-front pushed through late Tuesday.

Each year, the newspaper publishes a cook book just in time for the holidays, and this year will be no exception. Of course, leading up to this, we discussed the publication and how we would collect the recipes. In the past, lots of recipes were sent in, and that’s what created the foundation of the cookbook. This year, we haven’t received that many.